The enthronement ceremony was hurried and deserted, the eunuch Gao Shengze presided over the ceremony, more than 20 guards stood on both sides, and more than 10 eunuchs sent crowns, court clothes and other things in turn.

There were only five spectators, three military generals and two scribes, one of whom was Xu Ji.

Ma Wei had a majestic face, and every step was performed extremely seriously, as if he had rehearsed it many times.

The last step is for the ministers to kneel and worship, the mountain shouts long live, Xu Ji kneels and also calls, but the number of people is too small, and it is difficult to become a "mountain call".

The whole ceremony took less than half an hour, and the most excited person was not Ma Wei, but Gao Shengze, who knelt on the ground and said "Your Majesty" and said many words of praise.

Ma Wei smiled happily, then entered the back hall, and quickly sent someone to pass Xu Ji in.

"Your Majesty." Xu Ji praised that at this moment, he was willing to fulfill all of Ma Wei's wishes.

Ma Wei had already changed into civilian clothes, put the crown and other things on a human-shaped hanger, he stood opposite and admired, turned his head to Xu Ji and smiled: "Each piece is made according to the relics of the Great Liang, I personally supervise, you see these beads, half of them are really from the Liang Emperor's crown." ”

"You can't make it with another person."

"Of course, there is no second person who is as familiar with the girder system as I am. I know you're laughing at it in your heart, but I'm still happy, it's my dream, my everything. ”

"Everyone has their own ambitions, I won't laugh at Brother Ma for being the emperor."

Ma Wei didn't notice that he had become "Brother Ma" again, and said with a smile: "Of course, if it is unbelievable, it is the biggest joke that you didn't become King Wu at the beginning." ”

Xu Ji nodded in agreement, "Someone did laugh at me to my face. ”

"I'm just going to laugh at my face." Ma Wei had an unusual smile on his face, "You claim to be wise, but you made a mistake in the biggest thing, do you know how many people are willing to serve you as emperor when you hold the eastern capital?" You've left it all behind, leaving a mess behind. The result? You yourself have not achieved good results, the original Eastern Capital heroes have been killed one after another, and only Ning Baoguan, whom you hate the most, is growing stronger and stronger. ”

Xu Ji nodded.

The smile on Ma Wei's face gradually disappeared, "Ning Baoguan's name was given by me, he is not a real hero, but a ruthless robber." Remember? Soon after his first encounter, he killed a group of civilians just to prevent the news from leaking. ”

"Yes."

"Then we should have seen who he was...... But you still let him go in the eastern capital. ”

"That's my fault." Xu Ji admitted, paused and said: "It may be the biggest mistake in my life, so you should know that I am not worthy of being called a king and an emperor." ”

"Doesn't the emperor make mistakes? Make up for the mistakes you have made, you actually lack guts. Ma Wei said proudly and chuckled, "After all, you are only the grandson of Emperor Wu, inheriting the bloodline of the Lou family, and like the general, you lack the most important confidence." ”

"That's right." Xu Ji still did not argue.

Ma Wei stared at Xu Ji, and the more he looked, the more annoyed he became, "You already treat me as a dead man?" I don't even want to tell the truth. ”

Xu Ji smiled and said, "Brother Ma wants to hear the truth? ”

"Pay attention to the words." Ma Wei reminded that this time he did not ignore the salutation.

"Your Majesty wants to hear the truth?" Xu Ji changed his words.

Ma Wei thought for a while, "You go, leave immediately." ”

"To whom does Your Majesty leave Yecheng?"

"That's exactly what I don't want to hear, stand down, it's my ...... This is my will. Ma Wei raised his head.

Xu Ji gave up his hand and retired.

Outside the hall, Gao Shengze was wiping away his tears, and when he saw Xu Ji, he immediately wiped away his tears, "Mr. Xu is so lucky to see such a grand ceremony." ”

Xu Ji smiled slightly, did not answer, and walked away.

Gao Shengze did not restrain himself, and raised his voice, as if he was shouting to tens of millions of people, "The grand ceremony!" Nothing in the world! Liang Huang is revived! The world is unified ......"

Xu Ji returned to his residence, feeling indescribable pain, but unable to do anything.

He didn't plan to leave Yecheng immediately, he planned to wait another day, maybe after this absurd ascension to the throne, Ma Wei would be able to sober up a little.

Just after nightfall, Gao Shengze personally came to invite, and "Emperor Liang" wanted to summon Xu Ji again.

Ma Wei changed his attitude, no longer cynical, he rarely called all his children to his side, pointed to his eldest son who was less than ten years old and said with a smile: "This is the crown prince of my Daliang." ”

"Your Highness." Xu Ji arched his hand.

The "crown prince" did not seem to understand that his identity had changed, and stood stiffly beside his father, a little at a loss.

"He's still young, he hasn't seen much of the world." Ma Wei explained, "You need the Master's advice, and the junior brother is the most suitable, but you definitely won't be willing, but would you like to recommend one?" ”

The title of "Brother Brother" was kind and unfamiliar, and Xu Ji replied: "Fei Xun can be the emperor's teacher. ”

"Well, it's a good recommendation, Fei Xinzhi is upright, just to deal with the softness of the prince, if I lead the army to go out and leave the prince to guard the capital, Fei Xun is also trustworthy. But I'm alone after all, so can my brother have the choice of a general? ”

Ma Wei didn't wake up, as if he was falling deeper and deeper in a ridiculous dream, Xu Ji began to feel uneasy in his heart, but he still said according to his heart: "Among the people I have seen, Jizhou Tan Wuwei is the most capable of being alone, the Yizhou Tiejia brothers can be their deputies, and Qinzhou Tang is the courage of the sky and is unparalleled in the world." ”

Ma Wei nodded again and again, "I have heard of these people, except for Tan Wuwu, everyone else is a rare general, but the vision of the foundation brother has always been good, Tan Wuwu must have something extraordinary, and King Jin failed to reuse him?" ”

"King Jin knows that Tan is useless, but he has not been able to open the situation, and there is nowhere to use General Tan."

"Ha, he can't take charge of himself yet, let alone appoint others? It is said that the king of Jin fled to Saiwai? ”

"It's true."

"He won't come back, people like King Jin can only ride the wind, and once they fall, they will never be able to wave their wings again."

Xu Ji glanced at the youngest child and saw that he was holding one of his sister's legs, looking tired, so he said, "Let the children go and rest." ”

"The descendants of the Ma family, regardless of gender, must start from elementary school to ** the king's technique, you and I discuss the general trend of the world, such a good opportunity, they can't miss it."

The two older children immediately straightened up and grabbed the hands of their younger brother and sister, and the "prince" said, "We want to stay." ”

Ma Wei nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Xu Ji: "It's not enough to have military generals, you also have to be assisted by Wenchen, in addition to Fei Xun, do you have any recommendations?" ”

"There are still many old ministers in Tiancheng, and there are quite a few people available, but I don't know much."

"Do you have a new person to recommend?"

"A few of Fan Guan's disciples are good."

"My brother values the friendship of the same family."

"Virtuous people don't shy away from relatives."

"Haha, give me a few names."

"Yan Wei, Yu Zhan, and An relocation."

Ma Wei nodded, "With both civil and military skills, Daliang can calm the world, where does the younger brother think to start first?" ”

"Take Jizhou first."

"Jizhou has long been subordinated to the Great Liang."

"Go south to Huaizhou."

"Why not go west and merge with the state?"

"The two states of Qin are in chaos, although it is easy to get, it is very difficult to defend, the Liang army divides the troops to control the code everywhere, and it is useless to defend several cities."

"Well, that makes sense. However, is there no such problem in Huaizhou in the south? ”

"Although the Sheng family of Huaizhou has been defeated abroad in recent years, the state has not been subjected to military turmoil, and the people are abundant. The Sheng family does not believe in foreign surnames, and they are very strong and internal, but they can be defeated in one fell swoop, and they can get their people and wealth, and their troops will not only not decrease, but will increase greatly. ”

"Understood, this is a brilliant plan, but what about the future?"

"Waiting for the opportunity to move, if King Ning is strong, he might as well form an alliance with him and rule the river. If King Ning accepted, the Liang army could concentrate on pacifying the north, but in any case, it must first win the support of Yizhou in preparation for a decisive battle between the north and the south in the future. If King Ning does not accept it, he will defend instead of attacking, first gain a firm foothold in Huaizhou, consume the strength of Ning's army, and at the same time send people to the Quartet to recruit heroes from all over the world. ”

"How can I make all the heroes in the world belong to me?"

"'All the heroes of the world belong to me' is King Ning's idea, Brother Ma should do the opposite, allow the heroes of the world to stand on their own, divide the princes, and help them 'not return' to King Ning, one eliminates the other, and the Liang army can eventually defeat the Ning army."

"If Daliang defeats the Ning army, the heroes of the world will naturally be subdued, and there is no need to rush at this time."

"That's what it means."

"Yes, very good. At that time, it is necessary to send envoys to the Quartet. ”

Xu Ji was about to open his mouth to answer, but Lin hurriedly walked in from outside, did not salute, and said directly: "Is your heart so ruthless?" ”

"How can the queen be rude?" Ma Wei said coldly.

"Haha, Queen, I'm Queen now?" The Lin family has always been gentle, but at this time he showed a little ruthlessness, "How can I be the daughter of an ordinary family, how can I be the queen of Daliang?" ”

"Mother is more precious than son, you are the biological mother of the prince, so you are worthy of being the queen." Ma Wei looked at the "Prince" beside him and smiled, and the "Prince" straightened his body even higher.

Lin laughed angrily, "Crazy, I thought you still had some sanity left...... Give me back your children, and you will go crazy. ”

"The children of the Ma family, how can I hand it over to you?" Mavi became stern.

"Come here." Lin said softly.

Only the youngest son, who was in love with his mother, walked forward, and the others did not move, and the "prince" stepped forward to stop his younger brother and picked him up, "Listen to my father." ”

Lin was greatly disappointed, "Father wants to burn you all to death......"

The children all looked at their father.

Ma Wei's expression remained unchanged, "Emperor Daliang, the ancestors are blessed, and all the people look up to him, all of them are inviolable, and there are no soldiers, don't be afraid, stay by my side." ”

Xu Ji was taken aback, turned around and looked, it was dark outside the hall, he couldn't see anything, and he ran to the door, only to see Gao Shengze directing a group of eunuchs to pour oil on the firewood, and he didn't have these firewood when he entered the hall.

Gao Shengze hurriedly came over to stop Xu Ji, "Mr. Xu is Your Majesty's best friend, you must accompany Your Majesty, I will go in later, and I will never steal my life." ”

Xu Ji didn't have time to deal with the old eunuch, turned around and returned to Ma Wei, "You don't have to do this. ”

Ma Wei's eyes fell on the hanger not far away, and said flatly: "I am the emperor, you are a commoner, and you can be regarded as having your own place." ”

Lin cried: "At least let the children go, so that the Ma family has a ......"

"Emperor Daliang must not be reduced to the people and bullied by others." Mavi looked at his children and asked, "Are you afraid?" ”

The children, not understanding the imminent danger, said in unison, "Don't be afraid. ”

Lin wept bitterly.

Xu Ji was furious.